The Diplomat

Regional Crises Are Dealing a Heavy Blow to Afghanistan’s Fragile Economy

For a country whose economy remains deeply dependent on regional trade routes, migration, and external assistance, instability on multiple fronts can quickly translate into economic crisis.
The Diplomat

Catalyzing Renewable Energy: Path to Afghanistan’s Economic Revival

A wind farm in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2009. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Daniel Wilkinson (US State Department). Afghanistan’s heavy reliance on international aid — in 2021 foreign aid ...
Jurist

Afghanistan humanitarian crisis fueled by climate change and economy: UN report

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) released a report Monday regarding Afghanistan’s humanitarian needs in 2023. The Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) highlighted that ...
Council on Foreign Relations

Why Are the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan in an ‘Open War’?

Tensions between nuclear-armed Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban regime sharply escalated in late February, further ...
Reuters

As women flee Afghanistan, brain drain hits economy and girls' hopes

LONDON/ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Marzia has dedicated the past decade to treating some of Kabul's poorest women, but the midwife has now packed up her stethoscope along with a ...